About This Gigapan

M?nana Island (technically an islet) is located three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) off Kaup? Beach, near Makapu?u at the eastern end of the Island of O?ahu in the Hawaiian Islands. In the Hawaiian language, m?nana means "buoyant". The islet is commonly referred to as Rabbit Island, because its shape as seen from the nearby O?ahu shore looks something like a rabbit's head and because it was once inhabited by introduced rabbits. These were eradicated because they were destroying the native ecosystem, an important seabird breeding area.